November 2022 – Page 188 – Centralmaine.com

As housing prices surge, rent control is back on the ballot nationwide

by JANIE HAR and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

Supporters say rent control policies on the Nov. 8 ballot are the best short-term option to dampen rising rents and ensure vulnerable residents remain housed.

Nation & World, News

Could Powerball jackpot top its $1.58 billion record?

by SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

The jackpot climbed to $1.2 billion after no one matched all 6 numbers to win the jackpot on Monday.

Business, Nation & World, News

Job openings hit 10.7 million despite Fed attempts to cool economy

by PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market is not cooling as fast as the Federal Reserve hoped.

Nation & World, News

Chief Justice Roberts delays handover of Trump tax returns to House panel

by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press November 1, 2022November 1, 2022

Without court intervention, the tax returns could have been provided as early as Thursday by the Treasury Department to the Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee.

Life & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark

Michael Eisenstein of Letters To Cleo talks about band’s history, Nov. 17 concert in Portland

November 1, 2022

Letters To Cleo started out as a Boston-based band in 1990, released three albums and then broke up 10 years later. I reviewed their album, “GO!,” which came out in 1997 and was mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, when the quintet was heading up to Portland for a show to promote […]